Book 9 Deleted Scene #01

1Ivan followed Angela to the chilly house assigned to shelter Neil, Kenn, himself, and her. Conflicted, he was unprepared for Neil to come out as the boss went in.The door shut behind her, telling Ivan she knew this was coming. Thanks to Kenn’s warning, Ivan was braced for more threats. He didn’t expect Neil to walk right by him with a quick nod and nothing more. Relieved, he turned to watch the man walk away and found Morgan standing there with his big arms crossed and a scowl on his lips.“Got a minute?”Ivan nodded, dismayed. He knew how to handle someone like Neil. Morgan was a mystery.“Are you a threat to the boss?”“No.”“She thinks you might be.”“Did she say that?”“Yes.”“When?”“Just now, when she left you out here.” Morgan motioned toward the empty fuel house. “Let’s have some coffee and talk.”“Sure.”Morgan nodded to Neil as he came from the icy bathroom tent. The two men escorted Ivan to where a number of senior men were waiting. Thanks to the vet, anyone who bonded so fast with the boss was now a suspect for worse things. Ivan was tired and grouchy, making it a perfect time to be interrogated by the group. Neil hadn’t been satisfied with Brittani clearing the man, so he’d asked Morgan to do it. An hour from now, Ivan would either be one of them or gone.​